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J.M Robison,
Fantasy where heroes don't follow the rules
The Genre is What You Wrote, Not What You Think You Wrote.
I didn't know what genre The War Queen was about. I knew it was a New Adult because my main characters are 29 and 35 and I knew it was a...
Learn about the different POV's and tenses
POV: Point of View (everything happening as one character sees it. EX: I saw it, she saw it, you saw it) TENSE: past, present, or future...
Mining For Meaning: "Mine" The Word To Make It More Meaningful
What we like to read changes every few years. In the 8th century people liked Beowulf. In 1600 people liked Shakespear (written in poetry...
Villains Are Made, Not Born
The inspiration for this blog post comes from The Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind. It came about at the part where character X is...
Music Links in E-Books?
I’m a writer. To put me deeper into my story as I write it, I listen to music that deals with the theme of what I am currently writing....
Balancing Descriptions: When and How Much?
Description seems to be a topic of debate recently, everything from too much description to having no description at all. THERE IS A...
How to Overcome the Fear of Letting Others Read Your Novel
It's terrifying letting strangers review your work. Fears of, "Will they hate it?" prevail. But these are only growing pains. You have to...
The Ugly Face of Handsome Heroes: Writing Heroes With Disabilities
Imperfections are hard on people, whether it be a mental illness you were born with or a recent and permanent disability. They’re hard on...
Don't Make Characters Dumb Just to Make Main Character Appear Smart
I had dreams of being a backstage dance. For Britney Spears. I expressed this desire and the reply was, “You know the purpose of...
Story Logistics: What They Are And Why You Need Them Implemented In Your Writing
What is logistics? The detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. What now? The detailed organization and...
Should Main Characters Die?
Should main characters die? Should they be brought back to life? This closely correlates with my other post To Kill or Not to Kill...
Save a Life. Write a Book.
I’m a happy person. My father also passed away too soon, my car was repossessed, I was fired from a job some years ago, deployed twice...
How To Write A Query Letter That Stands Out In The Slush Pile (my actual query letter included)
Have you completed and polished your book and want to start trying your hand at traditional publishing? Below is my own query letter...
Novel Lengths Matter
Agents love it when a debut author pitches them a 250,000 word novel. No. They don't. Because paper costs money. Ink costs money. And the...
After the Period: How to Publish Your Novel
Step-by-step on how to publish traditionally or self-publish with links to further aid you.
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